Queensland Consultant: Prue Watson Occupational Therapist |
Prue Watson - Occupational Therapist |
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This Occupational Therapy practice provides assessment and management of Autism /Asperger Syndrome and Autistic Spectrum Disorders and deals with the associated Co-Occurring conditions that can often be seen alongside these diagnoses. Occupational Therapy consultation and management is available for these associated conditions that may include a range of developmental, processing, social, play, sensory, learning and behavioural difficulties. This may include children with differences in Sensory Processing, Play deficits, Social Skills and Interaction, problems in classroom Learning and Information Processing, , Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – ADHD, difficulties with Memory, Organization and Problem Solving, Coordination Deficits, Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder, Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting, children with Encopresis and Self Care difficulties that may also be evident alongside the Autistic Spectrum Disorder – ASD. This allows for appropriate and effective Occupational Therapy strategies to be planned and implemented and embedded into the Relationship Development Intervention RDI® programme. The Relationship Development Intervention® RDI® Practice work is family based and aims at providing Families – Parents with the knowledge and tools to remediate the impact of the ASD for the person with autism in their family. The aim of Remediation is achieving the potential for a Quality of Life for the person with ASD and their families. Visits to schools and other community settings and agencies for consultations, management support and training is possible as required. The OT RDI® Certified Consultant travels outside of the immediate Rockhampton area as required as many of the families accessing the service are in the surrounding regional rural or remote areas or in other cities or interstate. This OT practice is part of Connect and Relate for Autism Inc and a Dept FaHCSIA approved Provider.
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The focus of this OT service is to provide Remediation of Autism Spectrum Disorders, including Autism, Asperger’s and associated diagnoses under the ASD umbrella through the implementation of the Relationship Development Intervention RDI® programme.